Predmore
Ashley Predmore, Columbus, OH US
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20120219636 | ENHANCED REMOVAL OF VIRUSES FROM FRESH PRODUCE - A formulation and method for removing viruses from fresh produce, including at least one surfactant, and a solvent. Preferably, the formulation also includes at least one sanitizer. | 08-30-2012 |
Brian K. Predmore, Kent, WA US
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20090041021 | Method And Computer Program Product For Compressing Time-Multiplexed Data And For Estimating A Frame Structure Of Time-Multiplexed Data - A method and computer program product are provided for compressing and, in turn, for estimating the frame structure of time-multiplexed data. The time-multiplexed data may be received without an indication of the frame structure for the time-multiplexed data. As such, the frame structure of the time-multiplexed data may be estimated and the time-multiplexed data may be compressed at least partially in accordance with the estimation of the frame structure. The frame structure may be estimated by representing an estimation of frame structure with a tree structure. The tree structure may include a plurality of leaf nodes associated with a respective estimated signal sequence with a respective sampling rate and interleave location. The tree structure may include a plurality of tree branches with the estimation of the frame structure including at least one of splitting or merging tree branches. | 02-12-2009 |
Daniel R. Predmore, Ballston Lake, NY US
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20100303619 | SHAPED AND STIFFENED LOWER EXHAUST HOOD SIDEWALLS - An arrangement and method adapted for providing a stiffened lower exhaust hood for a steam turbine. Sidewalls of the lower exhaust hood may taper inward between a horizontal joint and an inlet to a condenser for the steam turbine, providing an enhanced flow path for the exhaust steam. Stiffening of the sidewalls may be provided by stiffening bends, stiffening curvature, and external stiffening beams on the wall plate of the sidewalls of the lower exhaust hood, permitting reduction or elimination of structural supports within the exhaust hood, which degrade exhaust steam flow. | 12-02-2010 |
20110142605 | LOW-PRESSURE STEAM TURBINE HOOD AND INNER CASING SUPPORTED ON CURB FOUNDATION - A support arrangement for an exhaust hood. The inner casing in the inventive arrangement is supported directly by the curb foundation. As a result, the effect of pressure changes in the exhaust hood are eliminated and the effect of temperature changes of the exhaust hood are reduced relative to the positioning of the inner casing and the rotor within it. Shaft bearings may be outside the exhaust hood located in a standard directly on the foundation. Rotor end packing may also be attached to the standard. The exhaust hood can be a much simpler design with less structural supports and less fabrication time. Easier maintenance is facilitated because the shaft bearings are not tucked under the exhaust hood and the end packing can be removed without removal of a large section of the exhaust hood. | 06-16-2011 |
Daniel Ross Predmore, Ballston Lake, NY US
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20100202879 | EXTRACTION UNIT FOR TURBINE AND RELATED METHOD - An extraction unit for a steam turbine includes an end plate mounted downstream of a selected stage of a steam turbine, the end plate sealing the selected stage from the atmosphere, and an extraction pipe passing through the end plate for extracting steam from the selected stage. | 08-12-2010 |
20120121391 | ADJUSTMENT AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR STEAM TURBINE NOZZLE ASSEMBLY - A remote adjustment and measurement system for a steam turbine nozzle assembly is disclosed. In one embodiment, a steam turbine casing segment is disclosed including: a horizontal joint surface; a pocket having a first opening at the horizontal joint surface and a second opening substantially opposing the first opening; and a path accessible from a radially outward surface of the steam turbine casing segment, the path fluidly connected to the second opening of the pocket. | 05-17-2012 |
20120195750 | TURBOMACHINE SUPPORTS HAVING THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEM - Supports for a first casing of a turbomachine are disclosed that each include a thermal control system to control thermal expansion thereof. The thermal control system may include: a sealed duct surrounding a support column of the turbomachine, the duct being coupled to a source of a cooling fluid flow, and/or a hollow leg supporting the inner casing on the support column with a conduit supplying operative fluid, e.g., steam, from a stage of turbomachine to the hollow leg. | 08-02-2012 |
20120195752 | STIFFENING SYSTEM FOR STEAM TURBINE CASING - A steam turbine casing stiffening system is disclosed. In one embodiment, a steam turbine inner casing stiffening system is disclosed, including: an inner casing segment; and a stiffening member affixed to and extending radially outward from an external surface of the inner casing segment, the stiffening member configured to support at least a portion of the inner casing segment. | 08-02-2012 |
20120282083 | TURBINE CASING HAVING LEDGE RING PARTITION APERTURE - A turbine casing segment is disclosed. In one embodiment, a turbine casing segment is disclosed including: a plurality of stage segments; a plurality of ledge ring partitions separating the plurality of stage segments, wherein at least one of the plurality of ledge ring partitions has an axially extending aperture therethrough; and a substantially rounded extraction aperture located flush with an inner surface of one of the plurality of stage segments. | 11-08-2012 |
20120282089 | SUPPORT ARRANGEMENT FOR A STEAM TURBINE LP INNER CASING - A support arrangement is provided for an inner casing of a turbine having an inner casing with upper and lower sections secured together along a first interface lying substantially in a horizontal plane containing a longitudinal centerline of a turbine rotor. An outer shell substantially encloses the inner casing, and in the inner casing is supported directly on an external foundation at a mounting location below the longitudinal centerline. | 11-08-2012 |
20140119886 | TURBINE COWLING SYSTEM - A steam turbine cowling system is disclosed. The steam turbine cowling system including: a lower portion configured to be disposed proximate an inner casing of a steam turbine; and an upper portion connected to at least one of the lower portion and the inner casing, the upper portion shaped to be disposed proximate the inner casing of the steam turbine, the upper portion substantially defining a flowpath about the inner casing. | 05-01-2014 |
20140119910 | TURBINE EXHAUST HOOD AND RELATED METHOD - A turbine exhaust hood and related method of installation is disclosed. In one embodiment, the turbine exhaust hood includes: a housing having an end wall, the end wall including a first portion of a releasable coupling, and a first radially inner steam guide structure disposed within the housing, the first radially inner steam guide structure including a second portion of the releasable coupling, integral with a first end of the first radially inner steam guide structure. The first portion and the second portion of the releasable coupling releasably couple the first radially inner steam guide structure to the end wall. | 05-01-2014 |
20140271139 | TURBINE CASING INLET ASSEMBLY CONSTRUCTION - A steam turbine inlet assembly and method of constructing the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, an annular ring is provided, along with a body affixed to a distal face of the annular ring and extending distally therefrom. The body portion has a curved entrance geometry at the proximal end adjacent the annular ring, and transitions to a substantially polygonal exit geometry at a distal end. | 09-18-2014 |
20140271155 | MODULAR TURBOMACHINE INLET ASSEMBLY AND RELATED INLET TRANSITION SECTION - An inlet transition section and an inlet bowl entry can be designed to reduce a number of turbomachine casing designs. Using relationships between flow properties, distances between elements, crossover/supply pipe diameter, ideal cross sectional area, aspect ratio, and inlet bowl entry size, a transition from circular cross section to substantially polygonal cross section can be made while enabling adoption of a single size of substantially polygonal inlet bowl entry for a plurality of turbine sizes and/or crossover/supply pipe sizes with minimal losses. | 09-18-2014 |
Daniel Ross Predmore, Schenectady, NY US
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20130078088 | STEAM TURBINE LP CASING CYLINDRICAL STRUTS BETWEEN STAGES - An arrangement is disclosed in which deflections and mechanical stresses in turbine low pressure casings are controlled by inserting struts between the turbine diaphragm ledge ring stages. Preferably, the struts are cylindrical in shape, although other different shapes can be used in accordance with the needs of different applications. The struts can be solid or hollow in construction, although preferably they are hollow to reduce the material needed to fabricate them. The struts are located around the turbine casing, as is required to connect together two ledge rings where there is high axial deflection in the casing. | 03-28-2013 |
20130078089 | STEAM TURBINE SINGLE SHELL EXTRACTION LP CASING - A single shell extraction casing includes a stepped shell which is formed from a plurality of circumferentially shaped ledge rings located along the axial length of the casing between turbine stages and covered by a casing wrapper. The stepped shell has a simpler construction than the double shell configuration of a conventional turbine extraction casing. Pockets for supporting diaphragms between the multiple stages in the stepped single shell extraction casing are connected directly between ledge rings so they are away from the casing wrapper. This decreases the amount of welding and manufacturing complexity needed to install the diaphragm support pockets. | 03-28-2013 |
Jeffrey Lee Predmore, Knoxville, TN US
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20130228115 | SURF WAKE SYSTEM FOR A WATERCRAFT - An adjustable surf wake system enhances a wake formed by a watercraft travelling through water. The system may include a flap for deflecting water traveling past the stern of the watercraft, and/or a positioner operably connected to the flap for positioning the flap relative to a longitudinal axis of the watercraft between a neutral position and an outward position. Positioning a port flap in its extended position enhances a starboard surf wake, and positioning the starboard flap in its extended position enhances a port surf wake. | 09-05-2013 |
20140137787 | SURF WAKE SYSTEM FOR A WATERCRAFT - An adjustable surf wake system enhances a wake formed by a watercraft travelling through water. The system may include a flap for deflecting water traveling past the stern of the watercraft, and/or a positioner operably connected to the flap for positioning the flap relative to a longitudinal axis of the watercraft between a neutral position and an outward position. Positioning a port flap in its extended position enhances a starboard surf wake, and positioning the starboard flap in its extended position enhances a port surf wake. | 05-22-2014 |
Kevin D. Predmore, Heath, OH US
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20100049086 | Biopsy Device - A biopsy device such as a core sampling biopsy device compatible with use in a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) environment by being driven by either a pneumatic rotary motor or a piezoelectric drive motor is disclosed. The core sampling biopsy device obtains a tissue sample, such as a breast tissue biopsy sample, for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. The biopsy device may include an outer cannula having a distal piercing tip, a cutter lumen, a side tissue port communicating with the cutter lumen, and at least one fluid passageway disposed distally of the side tissue port. The inner cutter may be advanced in the cutter lumen past the side tissue port to sever a tissue sample. | 02-25-2010 |
20150088089 | RECONSTITUTION DEVICE - An apparatus ( | 03-26-2015 |